Fish-scaling apparatus.



PATENTED SEPT. 24, 1907.

0'. H. A. BAHDE. 'FISH SCALING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION rum) Jtmnzv. 1906.

. To all iighom 'it may concem:

.oAnr. H. A. BAHDE, or nrnwwnmc, wisconsm.

' Mascaras.

v Application filed June 2'7, 1906. Serial No; 323,555.

Be it known that I, CARL II. A. Barron, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, haveinvented a Fish-Scaling Apparatus, of which, the following is aspecification.

i This invention consists in an apparatus for scaling and trimming fishpreparatory to cooking, and my object is to produce'a device adapted forthe rapid and efiective scaling of the fish and removing their heads,and tails. a J

My invention may best be understood by a,considera- 'tion of thefollowing description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein the upper clainping-piece and its attachments; Figs. 6

Figure 1 is a plan view of the scaling-board; Fig. 2

is a side elevation thereof; Fig. 3 is a perspective view thereof; Fig.4 is acrosssection thereof on the line 4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is aperspective view of a portion of and 7 are respectively a plan and sideelevationof one embodiment of my scaling-tool; Fig. 8' shows inperspective a simpler form of scaling tool. i

In these figures each reference character refers always to the samepart. 7

The scaling apparatus comprises a fiat board or plate ahaving'side-strips bon the sides thereof and one end formed into ahandle 0, while the other end is pro-- vided with a clamping apparatusfor securingthe tail of the fish d in the manner illustrated in Fig. 3.The clampingapparatuscomprises essentially two clamping-blocks e and f,-the former of which is fixed to the board a, while the latter is movablysecured thereto by means of a pair of links pivoted to theboard andblock respectively by means of screws h, i. The two clampingblocks havetheir opposite faces preferably serrated, as

7 shown at j, and further provided with the projecting points k whichpierce the tail of the fish and prevent it from escaping from betweensaid blocks when the latter are pressed together.

The means for pressing the block f against the block e consists of astout wire-bail l, which is bent in the manner shown in the drawings andpivoted in cleats m on the upper surface of the block f. The ends ofsaid bail are bent rectangularly forward and downward ,and provided withupwardly bent fingers 'n on their extremities, which engage with screws0 in the sides of the board a. The center of the bail is looped andtwisted to form a handle 7) bent in the opposite direction, and isengaged by a second bail q pivoted in eyes r on the board a. I

In order to clamp the fish in position on the board, the fingers n arecaused to engage the screws 0, and the bail q is forced over the end ofthe handle p, the wire l'exercising a certain amount of spring pressureby reason of the distortion so produced. When so clamped, especially ifthe points It be provided, it is impossible for the tail of the fish towork loose' during scaling.

Specification of Letters Patent.

FISH-SCALING arPanA'rus.

Patented Sept. 24, 1907.

' .Inorder to prevent the front edge of the block f from becoming-caughtin the points k 'on the lower block,

and thus causing annoyance during the clamping oporation, Iin ay providea strip s of spring metal, such as sheet brass, which, as shown, isprolonged backwardly and bent upwardly at s, so that the clamping untilactually clamped, as illustrated' in Fig. 2. At one side of.the board Iprovide a trimming-knife t which is pivoted on the screw t and coa'ctswith a fixed blade 13 and a guide-strip t, whichholds the blade inposition.

.The scaling is performed by the tool illustrated in two of its possibleforms in Figs. 6 to 8. The tool shown in the first form is ordinarily ofcast metal provided with a handle it and a curved working-plate u,

. action keepsthe front edge of the block f always raised which has araised lug if, to which is adjustably secured the blade 'w" by means ofscrews 11;. As indicated, the working-edge v. of the blade projectsbelow the surface of the plate u through a hole u therein,

whereby as the knife is drawn forward over the fish, the scales arescraped off and pass through said hole 11.. The form shown in Fig. 8 issimpler and just as effective for most work. .It consists of the handle'0 and working-plate 4), all stamped out of a single piece of sheetmetal with an opening a, from the rear edge of which is bent down theblade 1)., the edge of this blade being tempered and sharpened. It willbe readily seen that it corresponds, except in the adjustable feature,in construction and use to the tool shown in Figs. 6 and 7.

1 do not wish itnnderstood that my inventionis limited to the use of allthe above described features and constructions, for some may be omittedand others may be varied or modified in, various ways, as will readilyoccur to those skilled in the art.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A fish-scaling apparatus comprising a plate having raised edges,means for securing a fish thereto at one end of said plate, a handleformed at the other end of said plate, a fixed knife-blade secured toone edge of said plate, and a movable knife-blade coiiperating with saidfixed blade and pivoted on the edge of said plate.

2. A fish-scaling apparatus comprising, in combination, a plate, a fixedclamping block secured to said plate near one'end thereof, a movableclamping-block loosely connected in a longitudinally 'shiftable mannerto said plate, and means for pressing said movable clamping blockagainst said fixed clamping-block.

3. In a fish-scaling apparatus, clamping devices comprising a fixedclamping-member having projecting parts secured thereto at one sidethereofya movable clampingmember adapted to cooperate therewith, amember having fingers gripping under said projecting parts and a handleextending in the opposite direction, and means for holding said handlepressed down on the other side of said fixed block.

4. A fish-scaling apparatus comprising a plate, a fixed clamping-blocksecured near one end thereof, a movable -larly in the other direction,

clamping-block cooperating therewith and connected with said plate bymeans of links pivoted to said plate and block, a haiLshaped memberpivoted to the upper tace of said movable block and having its iegsextending rectanguiarly inohe direction and a handle extending rectangw.larly in the other direction, means on said plate for engagim; the endsof said legs, and a bail pivoted on said plate adapted to engage overthe end 01' said handle-to hold said movable block in pressed-downposition. 0

5. Afish-sealing apparatus comprising a plate, a fixed clampinwbiocksecured near one end thereof, a movable clamping-block cooperatingtherewith and connected with said plate by means of links pivoted tosaid plate and,

block, a bail-shaped member, pivoted to the upper face of said movableblock and'having its legs extending, rectangulariy in one directionfanda handle extending rectangumeans on said plate for engag ing the ends ofsaid legs, a bail pivoted on' said plate adapted to engage over the endof said handle to'hold said movable block in pressed-down position, anda light'springmember secured to the face .of said movable block undersaid handle and'projecting into contact with said handle.

(5. A fish-scaling apparatus comprising a plate having a clampingsurface at one end thereof, amovable clampingblock havingasurface'coiiperatlng with said clampingsuri'ace, a pair o t.ilnk s anthe respective ends of said movableciamplng-block-and through .whlchsaid block is connected'to said plate, and a clamping lever adapted topress said clamping-biock against said clamping-surface.

7. A fish-scaling apparatus, comprising, in combination, a plate adaptedto receive and support a iish, said plate having raised beads on itslateral edges, a raised clampingsnrface at one end of said plate, aclamping-block having a clamping-surface on its 'under side cooperatingwith said first-named elamping-surface a pair of links connected to saidclamping-block at opposite ends thereof, whereby said block has alateral shiftable motion to enable it to adapt itself to said fixedclamping-surface, and means for presslng said movable clamping-blockagainst said ilxed clamping-surface.

in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of June,1906.

(JARL ii. A. BAIIIJE. in presence of- Gsmms' W. CQLLES, W. D.MACHLEITII.

